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observance_n they_o pay_v to_o the_o pope_n may_v be_v not_o only_o gather_v from_o that_o passage_n in_o archbishop_n wilfride_n address_n to_o the_o pope_n wherein_o speak_v of_o thâ—odore_n by_o who_o he_o be_v turn_v out_o he_o say_v quem_fw-la quidem_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la abhac_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la summitate_fw-la directus_fw-la est_fw-la accusare_fw-la non_fw-la audeâ—_fw-la i_o e._n who_o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o have_v be_v direct_v by_o this_o high_a apostolical_a see_v i_o dare_v not_o accuse_v and_o from_o rainolds_n de_fw-fr rom._n eccles._n idolatria_fw-la where_o in_o his_o epistle_n pag._n 13._o he_o tell_v the_o english_a seminary_n that_o about_o the_o year_n 800._o the_o king_n of_o england_n reverence_v the_o pope_n as_o st._n peter_n vicar_n give_v he_o yearly_o a_o penny_n out_o of_o every_o family_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o most_o plain_o conclude_v from_o the_o word_n of_o florilegus_n cite_v by_o camden_n in_o his_o brittania_n pag._n 411._o where_o mention_v divers_a privilege_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n alban_n found_v by_o k._n offa_n and_o endow_v by_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n he_o give_v this_o for_o one_o that_o the_o abbot_n or_o monk_n appoint_v archdeacon_n under_o he_o have_v pontifical_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o priest_n and_o layman_n of_o all_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o this_o church_n so_o as_o he_o yield_v subjection_n to_o no_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o legate_n save_v only_o to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n than_o it_o appear_v this_o abbot_n notwithstanding_o all_o hiâ—_n privilege_n do_v yield_v subjection_n how_o much_o more_o than_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o be_v not_o privilege_v as_o he_o be_v yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n the_o same_o author_n there_o likewise_o add_v
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great_a antiquity_n as_o the_o priest_n pretend_v and_o will_v glad_o have_v they_o take_v to_o be_v to_o these_o forementioned_a canon_n he_o add_v another_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcuth_n which_o he_o date_n in_o the_o year_n 787._o and_o give_v in_o these_o word_n all_o man_n be_v strict_o charge_v to_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o they_o posses's_fw-fr because_o it_o be_v the_o troprierty_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n or_o thâ—_n part_n that_o special_o belong_v to_o he_o pag._n 93._o whether_o this_o canon_n be_v genuine_a or_o no_o be_v somewhat_o doubtful_a some_o objection_n lie_v against_o it_o as_o the_o make_n renulph_n king_n of_o west-saxony_n to_o join_v with_o offa_n in_o call_v the_o council_n which_o seem_v not_o well_o to_o agree_v with_o renulph_n time_n and_o some_o other_o variation_n of_o name_n which_o possible_o the_o mistake_n of_o transcriber_n may_v occasion_v but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o material_a be_v that_o the_o very_a syllable_n of_o this_o 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which_o principle_n say_v he_o will_v destroy_v the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o privilege_n of_o city_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o all_o english_a subject_n with_o he_o in_o this_o part_n agree_v the_o other_o priest_n in_o his_o vindication_n pag._n 303._o urge_v for_o instance_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la to_o both_o which_o one_o and_o the_o same_o answer_n may_v serve_v this_o be_v all_o ground_a upon_o a_o mistake_n â—nd_v i_o doubt_v a_o wilful_a one_o too_o his_o interest_n dissuade_v he_o from_o distinguish_v as_o he_o ought_v between_o religious_a and_o civil_a acts._n what_o the_o papist_n do_v as_o man_n as_o member_n of_o a_o body_n politic_a be_v one_o thing_n what_o they_o do_v as_o christian_n as_o member_n of_o a_o religious_a society_n be_v another_o though_o in_o their_o religious_a capacity_n they_o be_v wrong_v yet_o in_o their_o civil_a capacity_n they_o be_v right_a they_o be_v real_o man_n they_o be_v true_o member_n of_o the_o political_a body_n 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the_o property_n depend_v not_o on_o the_o office_n but_o on_o the_o person_n life_n that_o bear_v the_o office_n and_o the_o remainder_n of_o this_o property_n which_o the_o priest_n say_v be_v to_o his_o successor_n forever_o can_v take_v no_o place_n till_o the_o death_n of_o the_o present_a person_n who_o sustain_v the_o office_n so_o that_o when_o he_o who_o sustain_v the_o office_n come_v to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o office_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o office_n can_v have_v no_o property_n at_o all_o until_o he_o that_o be_v so_o turn_v out_o be_v dead_a because_o he_o have_v the_o property_n vest_v in_o he_o during_o his_o life_n thus_o stand_v the_o case_n according_a to_o this_o priest_n wherein_o how_o consistent_a he_o be_v to_o himself_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v now_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o the_o other_o priest_n say_v to_o this_o matter_n in_o his_o vindication_n of_o the_o conference_n pag._n 317._o this_o property_n say_v he_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o apart_o but_o the_o property_n belong_v to_o the_o person_n as_o qualify_v by_o holy_a order_n and_o put_v into_o actual_a possession_n by_o institution_n and_o induction_n this_o quite_o contradict_v the_o other_o priest_n for_o if_o the_o property_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o apart_o than_o the_o present_a person_n who_o sustain_v the_o office_n can_v have_v the_o property_n vest_v in_o he_o during_o his_o life_n but_o during_o his_o office_n only_o for_o if_o he_o may_v have_v it_o during_o his_o life_n he_o may_v then_o have_v it_o apart_o from_o his_o office_n which_o this_o priest_n deny_v in_o say_v this_o property_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o apart_o but_o if_o the_o property_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o a_o part_n what_o become_v of_o the_o property_n when_o they_o be_v part_v the_o priest_n it_o seem_v according_a to_o this_o priest_n have_v no_o property_n any_o long_a than_o he_o be_v in_o office_n though_o according_a to_o the_o other_o priest_n he_o have_v it_o vest_v in_o he_o during_o hiâ—_n life_n turn_v he_o out_o of_o office_n and_o his_o property_n be_v go_v because_o this_o property_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o the_o person_n or_o office_n apart_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o office_n have_v no_o property_n any_o long_a than_o it_o have_v a_o priest_n in_o it_o because_o the_o property_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o apart_o where_o then_o rest_v the_o property_n when_o the_o office_n be_v void_a do_v the_o property_n cease_v they_o have_v best_o have_v a_o care_n of_o that_o for_o that_o will_v shrewd_o endanger_v the_o title_n thus_o reader_n thou_o see_v after_o all_o their_o bluster_a big_a word_n for_o a_o property_n in_o tithe_n they_o can_v agree_v where_o to_o fix_v it_o a_o property_n they_o will_v fain_o have_v and_o nothing_o less_o say_v one_o of_o the_o priest_n will_v serve_v my_o turn_n vindication_n pag._n 317._o but_o where_o to_o place_v it_o they_o do_v not_o know_v to_o leave_v it_o in_o the_o office_n they_o know_v be_v dangerous_a because_o the_o office_n be_v notorious_o popish_a when_o tithe_n be_v first_o settle_v on_o it_o to_o fix_v it_o to_o the_o person_n sustain_v the_o office_n be_v no_o less_o hazardous_a because_o some_o at_o least_o of_o tâ—ose_a person_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v intruder_n for_o a_o corrupt_a interest_n but_o leave_v the_o priest_n to_o consult_v anew_o about_o the_o settlement_n of_o their_o conceit_a property_n since_o tithe_n have_v so_o great_a a_o dependence_n on_o the_o office_n let_v we_o again_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o office_n when_o tithe_n be_v settle_v on_o it_o the_o priest_n say_v right_o of_o tithe_n pag._n 190._o i_o make_v myself_o sure_a of_o that_o which_o none_o but_o a_o wild_a quaker_n will_v ever_o so_o much_o as_o once_o suppose_v viz._n to_o be_v sure_a the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n be_v popish_a and_o the_o office_n itself_o be_v nâ—w_o lay_v aside_o the_o property_n vest_v in_o it_o must_v be_v go_v along_o with_o it_o thus_o he_o quote_v my_o word_n but_o as_o his_o usual_a manner_n be_v very_o defective_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o find_v mean_n either_o to_o abuse_v i_o or_o avoid_v a_o answer_n my_o word_n be_v these_o p._n 336._o it_o be_v to_o be_v surâ—_n a_o popish_a office_n when_o tithe_n be_v first_o pay_v to_o it_o in_o this_o nation_n a_o office_n set_v up_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o not_o as_o a_o secular_a â—rince_n but_o as_o a_o â—ope_n as_o a_o spiritual_a father_n for_o such_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v but_o if_o their_o have_v be_v a_o property_n in_o the_o office_n yet_o see_v the_o office_n itself_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v the_o author_n â—f_fw-mi it_o â—ast_v off_o sure_o whatever_o property_n be_v in_o the_o office_n must_v â—eeds_o be_v go_v along_o with_o it_o this_o have_v it_o seem_v put_v he_o so_o out_o of_o patience_n that_o he_o return_v this_o answer_n hâ—_n must_v be_v under_o some_o degree_n of_o frenzy_n who_o can_v perswadâ—_n himself_o that_o there_o be_v no_o priest_n now_o or_o that_o the_o reformation_n lay_v the_o office_n aside_o that_o have_v be_v a_o reformation_n as_o wild_a as_o a_o quaker_n can_v project_v do_v he_o think_v that_o any_o body_n will_v grant_v these_o dote_a falsehood_n no_o protestant_n that_o ever_o i_o know_v hold_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n to_o be_v popish_a and_o true_o t._n e._n thy_o supposition_n will_v not_o be_v grant_v by_o any_o but_o those_o who_o be_v as_o senseless_a as_o thyself_o pag._n 191._o this_o be_v his_o full_a answer_n in_o which_o i_o think_v no_o sensible_a man_n can_v find_v any_o thing_n argumentative_a reasonable_a or_o civil_a wherefore_o wave_v this_o i_o will_v first_o inquire_v somewhat_o more_o particular_o into_o that_o office_n on_o which_o it_o be_v pretend_v tithe_n be_v settle_v and_o then_o take_v notice_n 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i_o indeed_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o false_a news_n too_o how_o chance_v he_o quote_v no_o author_n of_o his_o news_n be_v not_o that_o a_o sign_n it_o be_v news_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d make_v i_o confess_v i_o never_o hear_v before_o that_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v any_o such_o canon_n make_v or_o any_o such_o diocese_n as_o he_o dream_v of_o it_o behoove_v he_o therefore_o to_o set_v forth_o his_o author_n leave_v himself_o be_v repute_v and_o that_o deserve_o a_o raiser_n and_o spreader_n oâ—_n falsâ—_n news_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v we_o â—ift_v his_o news_n a_o little_a and_o see_v how_o well_o it_o hang_v together_o he_o tell_v we_o but_o now_o that_o tmothy_n and_o titus_n werâ—_n fix_v at_o ephesus_n and_o in_o crete_n and_o that_o by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o though_o he_o do_v not_o know_v by_o who_o yet_o we_o find_v not_o only_o the_o apostle_n paul_n send_v tychicus_n a_o dear_a brother_n and_o faithful_a minister_n in_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 6._o 21._o to_o the_o ephesian_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 12._o but_o timothy_n also_o at_o corinth_n at_o athens_n at_o thessâ—lonica_n at_o philippi_n at_o rome_n etc._n etc._n so_o likewise_o for_o titus_n who_o he_o fix_v in_o crete_n do_v not_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o send_v artemas_n and_o tychicus_n thither_o and_o of_o send_v for_o titus_n to_o nicoâ—â—lis_n tit._n 3._o 12_o do_v he_o not_o intimate_v that_o zenas_n and_o apollo_n one_o of_o who_o be_v a_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n the_o other_o a_o eloquent_a preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v at_o crete_n ver_fw-la 13_o â—nd_o do_v not_o titus_n himself_o travel_v up_o and_o down_o into_o divers_a city_n and_o country_n in_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v he_o not_o at_o corinth_n once_o and_o again_o anâ—_n go_v he_o not_o also_o unto_o dalmatia_n 2_o tim._n 4_o 10_o now_o if_o timothy_n and_o titus_n have_v be_v fix_v as_o he_o fancy_v at_o ephesus_n and_o in_o crete_n if_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n have_v be_v fix_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o eminent_a church_n &_o in_o the_o several_a city_n they_o have_v convert_v and_o if_o in_o those_o time_n in_o which_o fall_v the_o very_a beginning_n of_o christianity_n there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o diocese_n as_o he_o dream_v of_o or_o any_o such_o strict_a canon_n as_o he_o conjecture_n make_v against_o the_o clergy_n of_o one_o diocese_n go_v into_o another_o to_o officiate_v pray_v how_o do_v tychicus_n apollo_n and_o otherâ—_n observe_v those_o canon_n when_o they_o go_v as_o they_o do_v to_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n on_o how_o well_o do_v timothy_n and_o titus_n obey_v they_o when_o they_o go_v to_o officiate_v at_o corinth_n thessolonica_n philippi_n româ—_n and_o other_o place_n which_o according_a to_o this_o priest_n be_v distinct_a diocese_n belong_v to_o other_o man_n into_o which_o by_o the_o canon_n they_o be_v strict_o forbid_v to_o go_v to_o officiate_v do_v not_o this_o discover_v the_o emptiness_n of_o 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he_o talk_v also_o pag._n 225._o of_o a_o synod_n among_o the_o britain_n hold_v by_o s._n patrick_n anno_fw-la 456._o but_o without_o any_o mention_n of_o parisâ—es_n and_o very_o confident_o take_v for_o grant_v that_o long_o before_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n so_o much_o as_o direct_v any_o thing_n hâ—re_o the_o britain_n have_v fix_v arch-bishop_n bishop_n and_o priest_n by_o which_o if_o he_o mean_v those_o priest_n be_v fix_v to_o parish_n as_o now_o they_o be_v which_o i_o observe_v he_o do_v not_o express_o say_v but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v fix_v they_o may_v believe_v it_o that_o dare_v take_v his_o word_n for_o it_o but_o prove_v it_o he_o never_o can_v selden_n in_o his_o history_n of_o tithe_n chap._n 9_o sect._n 1._o show_n the_o contrary_a but_o the_o division_n of_o parish_n aâ—ong_v the_o saxon_n the_o priest_n ascribe_v to_o honorius_n the_o five_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o yearâ—4â—_n â—4â—_z or_o to_o theodorâ—s_n the_o next_o bâ—t_n one_o in_o 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it_o have_v not_o be_v make_v for_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v the_o donâ—â—s_n will_v have_v make_v such_o a_o donation_n have_v they_o not_o by_o mistake_v suppose_v that_o ministry_n to_o which_o they_o make_v it_o to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v not_o and_o reason_n will_v that_o what_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o mistake_a supposition_n shall_v when_o the_o mistake_n appear_v be_v â—oid_a but_o if_o all_o that_o have_v be_v give_v upon_o wrong_a supposition_n must_v stand_v his_o office_n of_o receiver_n may_v in_o time_n grow_v very_o considerable_a for_o not_o here_o to_o mention_v all_o other_o popish_a gift_n what_o do_v he_o imagine_v the_o turk_n think_v of_o their_o priest_n do_v not_o they_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v a_o good_a ministry_n and_o as_o such_o endow_v they_o do_v not_o they_o esteem_v they_o to_o be_v god_n receiver_n whatever_o donation_n then_o among_o they_o have_v be_v make_v or_o shall_v be_v upon_o this_o supposition_n shall_v be_v valid_a and_o in_o force_n 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his_o eye_n already_o for_o he_o say_v suppose_v the_o turkish_a empire_n through_o god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n may_v not_o the_o muffti_n himself_o and_o those_o who_o t._n e._n call_v emaums_n which_o be_v the_o turkish_a priest_n together_o with_o all_o the_o mosche_n which_o be_v their_o temple_n and_o revenâ—es_v now_o belong_v to_o they_o be_v reconsecrate_v to_o christianity_n vindic._n pag._n 314._o judge_v now_o reader_n whether_o with_o these_o man_n all_o be_v not_o fish_n that_o come_v to_o net_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o will_v stick_v at_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v like_a to_o be_v gainful_a who_o have_v already_o contrive_v a_o reconsecration_n of_o the_o turkish_a priest_n revenue_n but_o to_o go_v on_o the_o author_n of_o the_o right_n of_o tithe_n pursue_v his_o argument_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n again_o pag._n 104._o say_v he_o of_o ethelwolf_n be_v clergy_n if_o they_o be_v erroneous_a neither_o prince_n nor_o 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intercession_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o consequent_o the_o custom_n of_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n the_o private_a belief_n and_o practice_n only_o of_o some_o but_o the_o same_o perkins_n pag._n 94._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o invocation_n which_o in_o former_a age_n be_v of_o private_a devotion_n begin_v to_o be_v public_a about_o the_o year_n 500_o for_o then_o say_v he_o petrus_n gnaphâ—us_n mix_v the_o invocation_n of_o saintâ—_n with_o the_o public_a prayer_n of_o the_o church_n for_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v invent_v this_o that_o in_o every_o prayer_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v name_v and_o her_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d call_v upon_o and_o gregory_n the_o great_a add_v he_o about_o the_o year_n 600._o command_v that_o a_o litany_n of_o prayer_n to_o saint_n shall_v be_v sing_v public_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n now_o concern_v the_o church_n in_o this_o nation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o be_v that_o gregory_n who_o send_v over_o 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pretty_a well_o be_v guess_v at_o adamnan_n a_o scotch-abbat_a come_v ambassador_n into_o england_n about_o the_o year_n 720._o visit_v the_o abbey_n of_o wire_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n of_o which_o ceolfride_n be_v then_o abbot_n the_o scot_n it_o seem_v have_v the_o wrong_n cut_v on_o his_o crown_n not_o after_o the_o mode_n of_o st._n pâ—ter_n but_o after_o the_o fashion_n of_o simon_n magus_n which_o the_o english_a abbot_n observe_v and_o reprove_v the_o scot_n for_o he_o excuse_v it_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o country_n protest_v that_o although_o he_o be_v shear_v like_o simon_n magus_n yet_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o abhor_a simon_n be_v infidelity_n and_o desire_v to_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o the_o bless_a prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n peter_n to_o which_o the_o english_a abbot_n reply_v that_o as_o he_o desire_v to_o follow_v st._n peter_n deed_n or_o admonition_n so_o it_o become_v he_o to_o imitate_v his_o manner_n of_o habit_n who_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v for_o his_o advocate_n with_o god_n the_o father_n quem_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la patreâ—_n habere_fw-la patronum_fw-la quaeris_fw-la or_o as_o fox_n render_v it_o who_o you_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o you_o on_o which_o word_n mediator_n fox_n in_o his_o margin_n vol._n 1._o pag._n 114._o give_v this_o note_n there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n christ_n jesus_n plain_o show_v he_o understand_v by_o this_o sentence_n the_o saxon_n make_v other_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n beside_o christ_n jesus_n but_o leave_v this_o to_o the_o reader_n be_v censure_n i_o proceed_v the_o priest_n say_v pag._n 132._o there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n more_o wherein_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v charge_v with_o idolatry_n and_o that_o be_v in_o adore_v the_o host_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o say_v be_v transubstantiate_a in_o the_o sacrament_n but_o neither_o in_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o saxon_n guilty_a for_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v transubstantiation_n no_o not_o in_o k._n edgar_n day_n an._n 9â—5_n he_o say_v before_o pag._n 123._o the_o doctriâ—e_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v not_o receive_v for_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n till_o the_o lateran_n council_n above_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o it_o be_v not_o believe_v by_o the_o saxon_n but_o that_o will_v not_o acquit_v the_o english-sâ—xon_a church_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n any_o more_o than_o it_o will_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o have_v be_v by_o many_o sufficient_o convict_v of_o idolatry_n long_o before_o that_o â—aâ—eran_v council_n in_o the_o year_n 1215._o wherein_o transubstantiation_n be_v make_v a_o point_n of_o faith_n and_o though_o the_o priest_n say_v this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n more_o wherein_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v charge_v with_o idolatry_n yet_o doubtless_o he_o must_v be_v very_o 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to_o teach_v they_o all_o thing_n they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o these_o be_v not_o my_o word_n as_o he_o that_o will_v consult_v the_o place_n may_v see_v but_o a_o inference_n of_o his_o own_o make_v on_o purpose_n to_o abu_v i_o and_o the_o other_o priest_n in_o his_o vindication_n pag._n 284._o though_o he_o nibble_v at_o the_o same_o passage_n yet_o neither_o do_v he_o quote_v it_o as_o this_o priest_n do_v nor_o charge_v i_o with_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o saint_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o so_o as_o to_o teach_v they_o all_o thing_n they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o but_o say_v the_o quaker_n seem_v to_o fancy_n that_o if_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o with_o believer_n in_o this_o immediate_a manner_n his_o be_v not_o with_o they_o at_o all_o observe_v now_o reader_n how_o i_o be_o deal_v with_o between_o these_o two_o priest_n one_o of_o they_o say_v positive_o that_o i_o affirm_v the_o other_o say_v the_o quaker_n seem_v to_o fancy_v the_o one_o say_v i_o affirm_v if_o the_o saint_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o so_o as_o to_o teach_v they_o all_o thing_n they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o the_o other_o say_v the_o quaker_n seem_v to_o fancy_n that_o if_o the_o spirit_n â—e_v not_o with_o believer_n in_o this_o immediate_a manner_n he_o be_v not_o with_o they_o at_o all_o and_o yet_o these_o priest_n both_o one_o and_o tother_o pretend_v to_o repeat_v the_o selfsame_a sentence_n out_o of_o my_o book_n and_o that_o in_o my_o own_o word_n be_v this_o faiâ—_n deal_v yet_o upon_o this_o and_o his_o former_a mistake_n of_o immediate_a teach_n he_o say_v pag._n 137._o all_o that_o t._n e._n allow_v for_o saint_n get_v their_o knowledge_n in_o a_o instant_a as_o the_o apostle_n do_v this_o also_o i_o reject_v for_o a_o slander_n nor_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o the_o apostle_n get_v their_o knowledge_n as_o he_o say_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o that_o they_o grow_v in_o grace_n by_o the_o grace_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n exhort_v the_o saint_n 2_o pet._n 4._o 18._o and_o as_o paul_n do_v the_o colossian_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 10._o but_o from_o these_o false_a premise_n he_o draw_v this_o lame_a conclusion_n either_o therefore_o he_o must_v deny_v these_o holy_a man_n be_v teach_v immediate_o and_o then_o by_o his_o rule_n they_o can_v have_v no_o knowledge_n in_o divine_a thing_n or_o else_o he_o must_v confess_v truth_n be_v not_o reveal_v to_o they_o by_o degree_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n for_o this_o for_o i_o will_v suppose_v those_o holy_a man_n be_v teach_v immediate_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o teach_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o time_n they_o may_v be_v teach_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o their_o own_o heart_n without_o the_o help_n of_o outward_a mean_n and_o yet_o those_o truth_n which_o they_o be_v thus_o teach_v may_v be_v reveal_v to_o they_o by_o degree_n the_o wind_n that_o blow_v where_o it_o lift_v blow_v also_o when_o it_o lift_v and_o â—e_v that_o turn_v the_o key_n of_o david_n open_v and_o shut_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n upon_o my_o say_n those_o good_a man_n &_o godly_a martyr_n live_v at_o the_o very_a dawn_n of_o the_o day_n of_o reformation_n he_o thus_o sport_n himself_o very_o pleasant_a say_v he_o let_v 〈◊〉_d then_o ask_v the_o quaker_n what_o hour_n of_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v when_o his_o other_o martyr_n as_o he_o false_o call_v they_o thorp_n swinderby_n brute_n and_o wickliff_n live_v if_o it_o be_v but_o daybreak_n in_o cranmer_n time_n it_o be_v dark_a as_o midnight_n in_o wickliffe_n if_o cranmer_n and_o bradford_n have_v but_o little_a light_n wickliff_n and_o thorp_n have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o therefore_o unless_o they_o have_v cat_n eye_n they_o can_v not_o see_v then_o pag._n 138._o sure_o his_o flout_a humour_n be_v up_o when_o he_o write_v this_o and_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o indulge_v his_o genius_n who_o soever_o he_o spatter_a but_o let_v his_o unhandsome_a expression_n pass_v which_o be_v obvious_a enough_o to_o every_o reader_n that_o have_v not_o cat_n eye_n i_o reply_v to_o his_o question_n that_o what_o ever_o hour_n thorp_n swinderby_n brute_n and_o wicâ—liâ—â—e_n live_v in_o or_o how_o dark_a soever_o it_o than_o be_v they_o have_v light_a enough_o give_v they_o to_o discover_v that_o tithe_n be_v but_o a_o human_a institution_n &_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v pay_v and_o though_o they_o live_v before_o cranmer_n in_o time_n of_o great_a darkness_n and_o not_o see_v so_o many_o of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o cranmer_n and_o his_o associate_n do_v yet_o they_o see_v some_o and_o what_o they_o do_v see_v be_v as_o real_o a_o corruption_n and_o their_o testimony_n against_o it_o ought_v as_o â—ell_v to_o be_v receive_v as_o the_o testimony_n of_o those_o other_o martyrâ—_n against_o other_o corruption_n afterward_o nor_o ought_v those_o 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superstition_n and_o evil_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o as_o fox_n observe_v they_o stand_v earnest_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a ceremony_n say_v it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a matter_n that_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o stubborn_a in_o so_o light_a a_o matter_n and_o that_o his_o wilfulness_n therein_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v nor_o will_v they_o yield_v to_o his_o consecration_n but_o upon_o condition_n that_o sometime_o he_o shall_v in_o his_o sermon_n show_v himself_o apparel_v as_o the_o other_o bishop_n be_v which_o fox_n in_o plain_a term_n call_v a_o popish_a attire_n and_o say_v that_o notwithstanding_o that_o godly_a reformation_n of_o religion_n that_o begin_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n beside_o other_o ceremony_n more_o ambitious_a than_o profitable_a or_o tend_v to_o edification_n they_o use_v to_o wear_v such_o garment_n and_o apparel_n as_o the_o popish_a bishop_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v which_o he_o say_v tend_v more_o to_o superstition_n then_o otherwise_o and_o say_v he_o when_o hooper_n be_v appoint_v to_o preach_v before_o the_o king_n he_o come_v forth_o as_o a_o new_a playeâ—_n in_o a_o strange_a apparel_n on_o the_o stage_n have_v for_o his_o upper_a garment_n a_o long_a scarlet_a chymere_n down_o to_o the_o foot_n and_o under_o that_o a_o white_a linen_n rochet_n that_o cover_v all_o his_o shoulder_n upon_o his_o head_n he_o have_v a_o geometrial_a that_o be_v a_o foursquared_a cap_n albeit_o that_o his_o head_n be_v round_o what_o cause_n of_o shame_n say_v fox_n the_o strangeness_n hereof_o be_v that_o day_n to_o that_o good_a preacher_n every_o man_n may_v easy_o judge_v martyr_n vol._n 2._o pag._n 1366._o thus_o see_v thou_o reader_n that_o what_o
methink_v the_o modesty_n and_o wariness_n of_o my_o expression_n may_v have_v win_v upon_o he_o to_o have_v pardon_v such_o a_o omission_n and_o thereby_o have_v oblige_v i_o to_o have_v do_v he_o the_o like_a kindness_n another_o time_n but_o since_o he_o stand_v so_o upon_o it_o let_v we_o see_v what_o other_o statute_n he_o have_v bring_v and_o whether_o i_o be_o guilty_a indeed_o of_o a_o mistake_n in_o this_o case_n or_o no._n he_o say_v the_o very_a first_o law_n in_o the_o statute-book_n be_v a_o grant_n for_o the_o church_n enjoy_v her_o right_n inviolable_a what_o then_o be_v there_o any_o mention_n of_o tithe_n in_o that_o grant_n or_o be_v it_o a_o law_n make_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n not_o a_o tittle_n of_o tithe_n be_v in_o it_o how_o then_o be_v this_o a_o parliamentary_a law_n make_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n when_o neither_o tithe_n nor_o payment_n be_v so_o much_o as_o mention_v in_o it_o this_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o liberty_n to_o the_o church_n but_o not_o a_o law_n make_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n nor_o do_v i_o yet_o think_v the_o priest_n will_v find_v though_o he_o turn_v the_o statute_n book_n over_o again_o any_o law_n make_v direct_o for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n before_o that_o which_o i_o have_v quote_v which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o instead_o of_o fasten_v a_o mistake_n in_o this_o case_n â—pon_n i_o he_o will_v find_v a_o charge_n of_o a_o woâ—e_n nature_n return_v upon_o himself_o the_o next_o mistake_n he_o charge_v i_o with_o be_v that_o i_o say_v this_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o be_v make_v by_o a_o popish_a king_n and_o parliament_n whereas_o say_v he_o that_o very_a statute_n declare_v the_o king_n supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o t._n e._n may_v see_v if_o he_o read_v it_o over_o and_o how_o they_o can_v be_v papist_n that_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n i_o can_v well_o understand_v say_v he_o ibid._n he_o need_v not_o have_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o inform_v i_o that_o hen._n 8._o have_v assume_v the_o supremacy_n before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n since_o i_o have_v advertise_v he_o of_o that_o in_o the_o same_o page_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o pick_v these_o mistake_n pag._n 333._o where_o i_o say_v henry_n 8._o being_n more_o papist_n then_o protestant_n though_o he_o have_v transfer_v the_o supremacy_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o himself_o and_o believe_v as_o most_o of_o the_o other_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o of_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o which_o he_o either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o understand_v be_v how_o they_o can_v be_v papiâ—tâ—_n that_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n true_o though_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v much_o kindness_n of_o i_o yet_o i_o will_v take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o inform_v he_o how_o this_o may_v be_v and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o definition_n of_o popery_n which_o his_o brotheâ—_n give_v in_o his_o conference_n pag._n 149._o popery_n be_v sucâ—â—_n doctrine_n and_o superstitious_a practice_n which_o by_o the_o corruption_n of_o time_n have_v prevail_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n contrary_a to_o the_o trâ—e_n ancient_a catholic_n anâ—_n apostolic_a church_n as_o this_o be_v popery_n so_o â—e_a thaâ—_n hold_v believe_v and_o use_v such_o doctrine_n and_o pâ—acticeâ—_n be_v a_o papist_n but_o so_o do_v hen._n 8._o after_o he_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o assume_v the_o supremacy_n to_o himself_o and_o if_o herbert_n who_o write_v his_o life_n may_v find_v credit_n with_o the_o priest_n he_o will_v tell_v he_o pag._n 369._o that_o though_o he_o separate_v from_o the_o obedience_n oâ—_n the_o roman_a church_n yet_o not_o from_o the_o religion_n thereof_o some_o few_o article_n except_v of_o which_o more_o full_a testimony_n we_o may_v find_v in_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n and_o in_o speed_n chronicle_n the_o six_o article_n be_v â—naâ—ted_v after_o the_o pope_n authority_n be_v â—eâ—ounced_v and_o after_o this_o law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v make_v also_o which_o article_n be_v for_o the_o establish_n of_o doctrine_n gross_o popish_a viz._n transubstantiation_n the_o half_a communion_n the_o single_a life_n of_o priest_n vow_n of_o perpetual_a chastity_n private_a mass_n and_o auricular_a confession_n and_o stand_v in_o force_n all_o his_o time_n and_o many_o suffer_v martyrdom_n under_o he_o after_o he_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n as_o laubert_n barns_n askew_n and_o many_o other_o who_o to_o be_v sure_o be_v no_o renegado_n but_o such_o as_o certain_o seal_v their_o testimony_n with_o their_o blood_n beside_o he_o may_v have_v learn_v from_o his_o brother_n priest_n that_o hen._n 8._o do_v establish_v the_o six_o bloody_a article_n to_o show_v himself_o as_o ill_a a_o friend_n to_o protestant_n as_o to_o tithe_n vindication_n pag._n 305._o which_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v may_v perhaps_o have_v help_v to_o open_v his_o understanding_n a_o little_a in_o this_o dark_a and_o difficult_a point_n however_o by_o that_o time_n he_o have_v read_v and_o weigh_v what_o have_v now_o be_v offer_v concern_v it_o i_o hope_v he_o may_v begin_v to_o understand_v how_o they_o can_v be_v papist_n that_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o then_o i_o expect_v he_o shall_v withdraw_v his_o action_n and_o not_o charge_v i_o with_o a_o mistake_n in_o say_v the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v make_v by_o a_o popish_a king_n and_o parliament_n but_o he_o say_v i_o mistake_v a_o statute_n make_v in_o 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 7._o for_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o 37._o hen._n 8._o who_o but_o will_v take_v this_o man_n to_o have_v be_v domitian_n scholar_n he_o be_v so_o ready-handed_n at_o catch_a fly_n what_o a_o grand_a mistake_n be_v this_o to_o set_v 37_o foâ—_n 32_o a_o mistake_v it_o be_v however_o but_o common_a ingenuity_n will_v rather_o have_v impute_v it_o to_o the_o printer_n than_o the_o author_n especial_o consider_v how_o ill_o the_o book_n be_v print_v throughout_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o till_o he_o have_v make_v a_o second_o correction_n of_o error_n his_o own_o book_n be_v not_o free_a from_o such_o mistake_n if_o it_o be_v yet_o and_o if_o i_o can_v have_v take_v the_o same_o course_n 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o have_v this_o straw_n to_o stumble_v at_o he_o add_v that_o i_o bring_v in_o protestant_a king_n edw._n 6._o for_o a_o popish_a confirmer_n of_o tithe_n he_o wrong_v i_o in_o that_o my_o word_n be_v these_o pag._n 334._o in_o pursuance_n of_o these_o law_n of_o hen._n 8._o â—is_fw-la son_n and_o successor_n edward_n 6._o make_v another_o ground_v be_v upon_o those_o which_o his_o father_n have_v make_v before_o this_o be_v not_o call_v edw._n 6._o a_o popish_a confirmer_n of_o tithe_n §_o 11._o but_o he_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o prove_v tithe_n a_o freehold_n and_o spend_v several_a page_n about_o it_o use_v great_a earnestness_n therein_o and_o call_v i_o heretic_n for_o but_o so_o much_o as_o question_v it_o i_o do_v not_o profess_v myself_o a_o lawyer_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o answer_v all_o his_o law-quotation_n lest_o i_o shall_v need_v the_o same_o excuse_n that_o he_o at_o last_o be_v fain_o to_o make_v pag._n 188._o ne_fw-la suitor_n ultra_fw-la crepidaâ—_n but_o i_o observe_v he_o say_v pag._n 185._o that_o in_o the_o very_a statute_n of_o 32._o hen._n 8._o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n or_o freehold_n in_o tithe_n by_o this_o i_o perceive_v he_o confound_v the_o claim_n of_o priest_n and_o impropriator_n for_o that_o clause_n in_o the_o statute_n have_v plain_a relation_n to_o the_o impropriator_n a_o direct_a how_o and_o where_o layman_n 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of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yea_o some_o of_o the_o cardinal_n have_v do_v the_o like_a as_o perkins_n show_v â—rob_fw-la pag._n 48._o and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o himself_o say_v pag._n 123._o that_o the_o put_v the_o apocrypha_fw-la into_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n be_v never_o decree_v till_o the_o council_n of_o trenâ—_n about_o a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n ago_o then_o before_o that_o time_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o have_v not_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la in_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n any_o more_o than_o the_o saxon_n have_v and_o yet_o i_o think_v he_o will_v not_o say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o popish_a oâ—_n idolatrous_a before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o the_o close_a of_o this_o section_n he_o say_v final_o if_o t._n e._n have_v either_o shame_n or_o grace_n let_v he_o repent_v of_o this_o foul_a slander_n which_o he_o have_v as_o false_o as_o malicious_o cast_v upon_o our_o forefather_n the_o pious_a saxon_n but_o if_o 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persecution_n o_o worst_a of_o time_n in_o which_o holiness_n fail_v and_o truth_n be_v cut_v of_o from_o the_o son_n off_o man_n â—ascic_n temp._n add_v a_o 884._o thus_o have_v thoâ—_n reader_n a_o short_a view_n off_o those_o time_n those_o pope_n those_o church_n by_o which_o thou_o may_v perceive_v both_o the_o degeneration_n and_o apostasy_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n from_o the_o simplicity_n and_o â—urity_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o also_o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o saxon_a church_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n its_o continual_a recourse_n and_o application_n to_o she_o as_o to_o it_o mother_n and_o nurse_n from_o who_o breast_n it_o suck_v that_o corrupt_a milk_n which_o fill_v it_o with_o putrefaction_n and_o unsoundness_n ever_o after_o and_o very_o little_a if_o any_o whit_n at_o all_o do_v the_o saxon_a church_n differ_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o as_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n increase_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o they_o be_v bring_v over_o hither_o and_o receive_v here_o as_o fast_o as_o the_o distance_n of_o place_n will_v well_o permit_v judge_v then_o whether_o the_o saxon_a church_n be_v not_o right_o call_v popish_a whether_o ethelwolf_n who_o give_v tithe_n be_v not_o a_o papist_n whether_o the_o clergy_n to_o which_o he_o give_v they_o be_v not_o popish_a whether_o the_o religion_n which_o tithe_n be_v give_v to_o uphold_v be_v not_o the_o popish_a religion_n and_o whether_o it_o become_v a_o protestant_a ministry_n who_o be_v so_o denominate_v from_o protest_v against_o popery_n to_o receive_v and_o exact_v that_o maintenance_n which_o be_v give_v by_o a_o popish_a prince_n to_o popish_a priest_n to_o uphold_v popery_n §_o 24._o in_o his_o next_o section_n the_o priest_n urge_v thaâ—_n tithe_n be_v not_o popish_a because_o receive_v by_o some_o of_o the_o martyr_n pag._n 136._o tâ—is_fw-la be_v offer_v